Friday, 18 November 2011

AEDM & NaNoWriMo Day 18

This time a soft cover one made from an old check shirt, buttons on front and back recycled from clothing too and beads from old jewellery. The inside is lined with felt, which is 100% made from recycled plastic bottles. Hard plastic bottles = super soft felt, I love what we can do now.

Inside are just a few odds and sods from my scrap drawer - patterned paper, vintage ephemera etc

Yesterday I said I would post the video tutorial on how I made this journal:

So here it is and with damn YouTube taking for-ever to update the thumbnail you have this very inspiring craft mat image to click, rather than a terrible picture of the actual book or something lol

Jennibellie, I declare you officially amazing!!Your video is perfectly wonderful - I rally enjoyed it!! Not only did you show how to make a book, but also gave multiple examples of how to creatively paint a page!! And your top journal is very warm and comfortable looking!A lovely post!!

Your journal is so pretty! I can't wait to watch the video. I've had a stack of watercolour signatures waiting nearly two years for me to bind them and your video might just be the encouragement I need to do it. Thanks so much!

I'm going to bookmark this video and come back to it when I have a moment (might have to diarise it in the way my life is going!!). That's very nifty recycling and who would have thought that felt could come from hard plastic??!!

I've never heard of felt made by recycling plastic water bottles! Cool!That soft covered journal is really nice! I just love how you recycle everything in such clever and pretty ways! I am going to go watch your video. :):)

bookmarking the video so I can sit and watch it with a glass of wine and be inspired... might not set the best example for Phantom if I do it now as it is 9am.... great journal and thanks for braving youtube to keep us all happy xx

Lovely journal and thanks for the video! My 12 year old Son is doing Nano too although in the Young Writers Program they get to choose their word count. He is doing 16,500 words this year. He's managed to win it for the last 6 years, yep did his first at age 6. It's a treasure to have the novels for each year. Good Luck with your novel you're doing wonderfully! ~Happy Paint Party Friday! #9 Robin Panzer Art Studio 33